diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategory.java b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategory.java
index dde85eaa75..7340e75f54 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategory.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+import java.util.zip.ZipException;
 import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
 
 import org.springframework.util.StreamUtils;
@@ -65,14 +66,23 @@ public final class ZipCategory {
 			try (ZipInputStream zipInput = new ZipInputStream(fileInputStream)) {
 				for (ZipEntry entry = zipInput.getNextEntry(); entry != null; entry = zipInput.getNextEntry()) {
 					if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
-						final File file = new File(destination, entry.getName());
-						if (file.getParentFile() != null) {
-							file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+						final File destinationFile = new File(destination, entry.getName());
+						/*
+						 * If we see the relative traversal string of ".." we need to make sure
+						 * that the outputdir + name doesn't leave the outputdir.
+						 */
+						String zipEntryName = entry.getName();
+						if (!destinationFile.toPath().normalize().startsWith(destination.toPath())) {
+							throw new ZipException("The file " + zipEntryName +
+									" is trying to leave the target output directory of " + destination);
 						}
-						try (OutputStream output = Files.newOutputStream(file.toPath())) {
+						if (destinationFile.getParentFile() != null) {
+							destinationFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+						}
+						try (OutputStream output = Files.newOutputStream(destinationFile.toPath())) {
 							StreamUtils.copy(zipInput, output);
 						}
-						unzippedFiles.add(file);
+						unzippedFiles.add(destinationFile);
 					}
 					else {
 						final File dir = new File(destination, entry.getName());
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategorySpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategorySpec.groovy
index 047a3ea4e4..9544779d7e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategorySpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/util/ZipCategorySpec.groovy
@@ -36,4 +36,17 @@ class ZipCategorySpec extends Specification {
 			}?.text?.trim() == 'test'
 	}
 
+	def 'should not allow malicious traversal'() throws Exception {
+		given:
+			File zipFile = new File(ZipCategorySpec.classLoader.getResource('zip/zip-malicious-traversal.zip').toURI())
+			File tempDir = File.createTempDir()
+			tempDir.deleteOnExit()
+		when:
+			use(ZipCategory) {
+				zipFile.unzipTo(tempDir)
+			}
+		then:
+			Exception e = thrown()
+			e.getCause().getMessage().contains("is trying to leave the target output directory")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/test/resources/zip/zip-malicious-traversal.zip b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/test/resources/zip/zip-malicious-traversal.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38b3f499de
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